Summary: A new study reveals that anxiety and apathy lead to fundamentally different patterns in decision-making under uncertainty. Anxious individuals perceive their environment as highly volatile, leading them to explore…
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Tech giants object as YouTube set to dodge Australian social media ban
Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from a world-leading teen social media ban is ‘illogical’ and a ‘mockery’, rival tech giants Meta and TikTok say. Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from…
Tesla shares fall on weak China auto sales
A buyer drives a new Model Y car at Tesla’s Xiedao delivery centre in Beijing in February 2025. Shares of Tesla tumbled Tuesday following data showing a big drop in…
How the risk of AI weapons could spiral out of control
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sometimes AI isn’t as clever as we think it is. Researchers training an algorithm to identify skin cancer thought they had succeeded until they discovered that…
New AI model detects toxic online comments with 87% accuracy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Computer scientists have developed a powerful machine learning model that can detect toxic social media comments with remarkable accuracy, paving the way for safer digital interactions.…
Maternal Diet Influences ADHD and Autism Risk
Summary: A large study analyzing over 60,000 mother-child pairs found that a Western diet during pregnancy—high in fat, sugar, and processed foods—was associated with a significantly increased risk of ADHD…
Brain Changes From Early-Life Stress May Be Reversible
Summary: A new study reveals how prenatal infections followed by early-life stress—known as “two-hit stress”—can lead to brain dysfunction and psychiatric-like behaviors. Researchers found that affected mice showed abnormal cerebellar…
Study Links Spite to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
Summary: A new study finds that spite—driven by feelings of uncertainty, threat, or disadvantage—plays a key role in conspiracy theory belief. Researchers analyzed data from 1,000 participants and found that…
A 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning
Using an input image, the Tree-D Fusion creates a 3D tree model that can be used to simulate various stages of development. Credit: Tree-D Fusion Team Trees compete for space…
Neuromorphic system enhances machine vision in extreme lighting environments
NEC can be applied on moving vehicles and headsets. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54789-8
